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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 1
P owerline 500 WiFi Access P oint (XWNB5201) Installation Guide ...
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Support Thank you for select ing NETGEAR products. After inst alling your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register your product at https://my . netgear.co m . Y ou must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephone support. NETGEAR recommends registering your prod uct through the NETGEAR ...
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1 Content s Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 LED Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Button Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 4
NETGEAR recommends that you do not plug a Powerline device directly into a power strip. 2 P ackage Contents Ethernet cables (2) XA V5201 XWN5001 ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 5
3 Hardware Features Powerline 500 WiFi Access Point (XWN5001) Wirel ess LED Power LED Powerline LED Power LED Powerline LED Ethernet LED Factory Reset button Ethernet port Security button On/Off switch Powerline 500 Adapter (XA V5201) Ethernet LED ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 6
4 LED Descriptions The LEDs indicate the status of your Powerline devices. • Wh en you plug in the Powerline device, the Power LED lights and tur ns green. • T he Ethernet LED lights a nd turns green when you connect a powered-on Ether net device to at least one Ethe rnet port. If the LE D is off, there is no Ethernet connectio n. • T he Wire ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 7
5 Button Descriptions The buttons on your Powerlin e devices let you do the following: • Factory Reset button: Use the Factory Reset button to return your Powerline device to its defaul t factory settings. Press the Factory Reset button fo r 2 seco nds, and th en release it. • Power On/Off switch: Use the On/Off switch to turn the device on and ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 8
6 Install the Adapters and Surf the W eb with WiFi 1. Secure your Powe rline network. a. Make sure that the Power LED is solid green on each Powerline device. b. On the XA V5201 adapter , press the Security button for 2 seconds, and then release the button. Th e Power LED blinks green while the adapter is settin g up security . c. Within 2 minu tes ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 9
7 The Powerline devic es can communic ate over the Power line network in a secure way . 2. Plug the XA V5201 i nto a wall outlet near your router o r gateway . 3. Con nect the XA V5201 through th e LAN port with an Ethernet cable. ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 10
8 If you want to share Internet access acro ss your home, make sure to connect the XA V5201 to your Internet gateway with an Ethernet cable. ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 11
9 4. Plug the XWN5001 access point into a wall outlet where you need WiFi cove rage. Note: Yo u can connect an Ethernet-bas ed device (like a game console, set-top box, or Blu-ray player) to th e Internet and the home network with the additiona l Ethernet port on the XWN5001. ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 12
10 5. Set up WiFi access on yo ur XWN5001 access point. Y ou can set up WiFi access on your XWN5001 access point in o ne of two ways: • Option 1 : Use NETGEAR genie to manually configure th e wireless settings of your XWN5001 access point. a. Inst all NETGEAR genie. (See Install NETGEAR genie on pag e 18 .) b. T emporarily connect your computer d ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 13
11 d. Click the Powerline icon on the Network Map screen. The Powerline Utility screen displays: Powerline icon XWN5001 icon e. On the Powerline Utility screen, right-click the XWN5001 icon. ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 14
12 f. From the pop-up menu that di splays, select Wireless configurat ion . g. Enter the following wireless settings: • Wireless N etwork Name (SSID) • Wireless S ecurity T ype • Pa ssphrase ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 15
13 If you want to clone your exis ting wireless netwo rk, enter the same wireless settings that your router or gateway uses. When you are r oaming in your house, your wireless client (laptop, tablet, or smar tphone) switches from one network (router or gateway) to the other (XWN5001), depending on the signal quality . If you want to create a new wi ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 16
14 • Option 2 : Use the we b browser setup guide to manually configure the wireless settings of your XWN500 1 access point. On your computer or wireless device (ta blet, smartphone): a. Open the software tha t manages your wireless network conne ctions and connect to the XWN5001 network. Tip : Th e default wireless network name (SSID) of the XWN5 ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 17
15 b. On the same com puter or wirele ss device, op en a web browser windo w . The browser takes you directly to the on screen setu p guide. If it does not, enter on e of the following into the browser address bar: www .mywifiext.net www .netgearextender .net c. When prompted to log in, enter: • User name: admin • Password: password The web bro ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 18
16 If you want to clone your exis ting wireless netwo rk, enter the same wireless settings that your router or gateway uses. If you want to create a new wireless network, en ter new wireless settings. Creating a new wirele ss networ k lets you have a second network in another zone of your house. Record the new wirel ess settings here: Wireless ne t ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 19
17 6. Connect your wireless clie nt (laptop, tablet, or smartphone) to the XWN5001 for Internet access. • Option 1 : Use the WPS bu tton on your wireless client to automatically connect to the XWN5001 access point. a. Press and hold the Security b utton on the XWN5001 for 2 seconds and release it. The Wireless LED starts to blink. b. Press the WP ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 20
18 Install NETGEAR genie Follow these instructions to downlo ad and install NETGEAR genie on your computer . 1. Ty p e http ://supp ort.netg ear .com into your browser address bar . 2. Click the For Home button. 3. In the search box, type xwn5001 . 4. Download the NETGEAR genie t hat co rresponds to your OS environmen t (Windows or Mac). 5. Run the ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 21
19 Compatible NETGEAR P owerline Devices Y our Powerlin e devices can share a Powerline network with these compatible NETGEAR de vices: XA VB1301, XA VB1401, XA VB2101, XA VB2602, XA VNB2 001, XA VB5601, XA VB5101, XA VB5201, XA VB5602, XAUB251 1, XA VB5004, XA VB1004, XWNB5602, and XWNB 1601. For a complete list of HomePlug A V c ertified devices, ...
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Netgear Powerline 500 - page 22
Safety Information AC input: 100–240V , 250 mA or 0.25A (max.) Operating temperature: 0°C–40° C User Manual Y ou can get the user manual onlin e at http://downlo adcenter .netgear .com or through a link in the product’ s user interface . Compliance For the complete EU Declaration of Co nformity , visit http://support. ne ...
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